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Family Cicadellidae
Leafhoppers are not capable of metabolizing sugar. Thus, the sugar found in the sap of plants that they suck is excreted with the urine. This extremely sugary and sticky liquid excreta solidifies on contact with the air, pretty much as cotton candy.
Spotted on Dec 29, 2012
Submitted on Dec 30, 2012
4 Comments
Lovely!
Wow!!!
Great spot and nice information! Have you ever been tempted to taste it? ;-)
Sweet! ;)